An Upstate SC Highway Patrol trooper has been fired for what his boss calls improper conduct, and 7 On Your Side has confirmed the former patrolman is under federal investigation.
Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's office of Homeland Security Investigations visited the home of Randy Quinn Jr. on Tuesday, June 7, a spokeswoman for ICE confirmed.
The spokeswoman said agents executed a search warrant at Quinn's home on Old Johnson Road in Spartanburg County, though details of the warrant and what agents seized remain sealed.
However, when reached by phone Tuesday, Quinn told this reporter the agents seized a computer from his home.
"Like I said, I haven't been charged with anything, so I don't know what they've got," Quinn said.
Quinn said the federal agents told him what the investigation was about, but he said "I'm not going to tell you."
As of this posting, no charges have been filed, and Quinn has not been arrested, and ICE isn't saying much more.
"Due to the ongoing investigation, I cannot release further details at this time," Danielle Bennett, the ICE spokeswoman, said.
Sid Gaulden of the SC Department of Public saftey confirmed Quinn was terminated for "improper conduct" the same day the feds executed the search warrant. However, Gaulden declined further comment because of the ongoing investigation.
Gaulden said Quinn began working for the S.C. Highway Patrol on March 10, 2006, and was assigned to troop four which includes Cherokee, Union, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster and York Counties.
Prior to his employment as a state trooper, Quinn was an officer with the Gaffney Police Department from August 1999-February 2006, according to Chief Rick Turner. The department says Quinn left on good terms.
According to the ICE spokeswoman, the office of Homeland Security Investigations is responsible for "investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within and out of the United States. ICE HSI investigates immigration crime, human rights violations and human smuggling, smuggling of narcotics, weapons and other types of contraband, financial crimes, cybercrime and export enforcement issues."
Stay with wspa.com and News Channel 7 for more as this story develops.
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